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Sunshine Coast vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sunshine Coast is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Sunshine Coast
Groceries: pay 97.6% more in Sunshine Coast
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in Sunshine Coast
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Sunshine Coast
Childcare: pay 6.5% more in Sunshine Coast
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Sunshine Coast
Clothing: pay 96.9% more in Sunshine Coast

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Sunshine Coast are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunshine Coast instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$14.72 A$22.24	+153.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$8.93 A$13.49	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$2.18 A$3.30	+211.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$2.34 A$3.53	+325.4%
Average			+179.6%

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pay 97.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.86 A$2.81	+240.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.78 A$5.71	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$4.77 A$7.20	+42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$4.34 A$6.56	+164.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$4.04 A$6.10	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.23 A$1.86	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$1.07 A$1.61	+125.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.62 A$2.45	+82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.78 A$2.68	+289.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.88 A$1.33	+79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.79 A$1.20	+56.7%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.40 A$6.64	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$37.61 A$56.84	+21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$14.01 A$21.17	-17.7%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$44.16 A$66.72	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	+131.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$945.28 A$1,428.35	+358.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$100.05 A$151.18	+241.2%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 6.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$294.38 A$444.82	+31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	-18.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$6.54 A$9.88	+181.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.50 A$5.30	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$23.55 A$35.59	+660.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$49.88 A$75.37	+10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$13.08 A$19.77	+77.9%
Average			+195.7%

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pay 96.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sunshine Coast
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$60.51 A$91.43	+208.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$48.28 A$72.95	+94.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$90.28 A$136.41	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$94.86 A$143.33	+52.3%
Average			+96.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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